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From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Summary report of vehicle faults and repairs related to brakes and servos, organized by fault type.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 130\4\  scan0013
Date  30th June 1936 guessed
  
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GYH.38 - 13.300 Kms. - Job 35247
Steering pulls left. Dismantled and cleaned and rebedded liners of o/s brake. Owner could only leave car a short time.
GYH.38 - 14.56I Kms. - Job 35247 Repetition complaint
Dismantled pivots and cured oil leak past lower pivot flange and brake carrier plates.
Cleaned front brake liners.
PHANTOM II CHASSIS
209.RY - 23.800 Kms. - Job 34915
Dismantled front brake mechanism, cured oil leakage past brake carrier plates and pivot axle and lower pivot flange of o/s and n/s. Resoldered one oil pipe and cleaned and rebedded liners.

7 Front Brakes - Uneven braking.
June Quarter C.C. 2 2 2
C.P.
Previous Quarter C.C.
C.P.
Six Months ----------------------------
2 2 2

20/25 H.P. CHASSIS
GCJ.19 - New car - Job 34589
Brakes pull left. Cleaned and rebedded o/s front liners.
GEH.3 - New car - Job 34138
Brakes uneven. Rebedded liners and re-set the pivotted shoes.

8 Brakes inefficient.
June Quarter C.C.
C.P.
Please refer to remarks of last Quarter, Item N°8, "Brakes and Servo Inefficient".
Previous Quarter C.C. 2 2 2
C.P.
Six Months ----------------------------
2 2 2

9 SERVO jaggers & grabs.
June Quarter C.C. I I I
C.P.
Previous Quarter C.C.
C.P.
Six Months ----------------------------
I I I

20/25 H.P. CHASSIS
GBJ.15 - 4289 miles - Job 35134
Readjusted the servo and controls of same externally.
  
  


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